He knows Pokémon better than me.

Two days later, Uncle Pierre's general store officially displayed various local specialties from the Xicui region, and even held a special wingball throwing performance at the entrance.

Whoosh—!
Pierre tossed the ball gently, and it flew dozens of meters away in an instant before being caught by the Crested Tundra, which had been waiting on the other side.

The flamboyant performance immediately attracted a large crowd of onlookers!

"It feels pretty good!"

As he watched the growing crowd gather at the entrance, Pierre felt a surge of exhilaration.

However, the "long-range flight" of the wingball is not unlimited. He tried it and found that after about five throws, the flight distance and speed would begin to decrease.

Around the tenth time, it becomes basically the same as a regular elf.

However, normally Poké Balls are disposable items, and it's rare to throw the same Poké Ball five times.

These unheard-of Poké Balls naturally attracted many citizens and tourists from Motostoke to the general store, where they discovered that it not only contained Wing Balls, but also all sorts of strange and unusual little items they had never seen before.

There's even a "Master Seed" product with purchase restrictions, and the description below looks quite intimidating.

In an instant, the newly opened Hisoka Department Store across the street, which had been open for less than half a month, became deserted, and instead, everyone flocked to this first-floor general store.

"what happened?"

The shop manager, who looked like an old gentleman, stroked his goatee, completely bewildered, and quickly brought over the shop's mascot, the Octopus Warrior, to investigate.

However, even for him, a seasoned shopkeeper whom Soder and Sildy had hired at great expense and who was accustomed to seeing rare goods from all over the world, the goods here were all unheard of.

"Where did all these supplies come from?"

He looked astonished, picked up the winged ball on display, felt the texture of the wood grain, and noticed its retro and primitive design, suggesting it was purely handmade.

The price isn't low, three times the price of a high-grade ball. But in the Galar region, it's a reasonable price.

Seeing that business was booming here, he immediately bought a flying sphere, intending to take it back and crack it right away.

Hmph, young man. No matter what good stuff you have, don't underestimate the ruthlessness of the business world!
With the financial backing behind them, once the code is cracked, they can sell in large quantities at a lower price, and they'll still win!
"Hehe~ Thanks for your patronage~!"

At the cashier, Uncle Pierre did not refuse the transaction and appeared very generous.

It's not a big problem. He's already discussed it with Mr. Mime and Lucario in the past few days, and they'll add "anti-hacking" components to the Wing Ball.

"Luca~!"

Lucario seemed very confident in his skills.

Unless you have a Pokémon with crafting skills exceeding level 4, it's absolutely impossible to crack!
Even if it's at the same level (level 4), it would take several months to crack, and by then it wouldn't be a rare find anymore.
Because two months from now, Lucario plans to open source it!
—This was Mr. Mime's idea.

"Bari~!"

Inside the castle, the Mr. Mime once again revealed its sinister face, determined to show the Galar people its business acumen!
Then, they will introduce an even higher-level existence, the Winged Sphere ProMax.
—Spinning shuttle!

It can be launched 200 meters and can be launched 20 times in a row!
"Good! Good! Good!"

Uncle Pierre clapped his hands and praised it repeatedly, saying that even for a wealthy company like Hisoka, a department store that couldn't make a profit probably wouldn't last more than a few months.

Ash's Pokémon are really dangerous.
As he left the watchtower, Pierre couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his brow, thinking about the face the Mr. Mime had just made.

Thankfully, it was a teammate!

Meanwhile, Ash was unaware of the bustling scene in front of the general store. He had already entrusted the castle matters to Mr. Mime once again, and was now setting off on a new journey.

This time, I even brought along the giant crab that blows bubbles from the bottom of the lake, specifically to drink Max Soup in Waterloo Town.

"Messi!"

As they walked on the bridge east of Machine City, Dorgonmesia's triangular head would occasionally peek out from the collar, curiously looking around.

There was a strange, unsettling feeling about the area beneath the bridge.

Mom seemed to have warned it before, never to come near here, because there are older women here who eat dragons!
After crossing the bridge, you'll find the Galler II Mine ahead.

Ash originally planned to dig up more "Azure Jade" here to use as raw materials for his Wing Ball and Spin Ball.

However, Uncle Pierre took care of all the raw materials himself.

After all, he's made a fortune as the exclusive distributor, and he'd feel guilty if he didn't contribute something.

Little Doron Mesia was unusually excited to be in such a dark cave environment for the first time.

Without saying a word, it darted out from Ash's collar, straightened its body, and slammed headfirst into a rock.

Headbutt!!
Clang!
Although it was only a quasi-god cub, it was quite powerful, and it smashed a half-meter-wide rock into pieces, revealing the copper ore inside.

"Uh, is this the initial state of the Dragon Arrow?"

Ash then thought of Dragapult's signature move, Dragon Arrow, and launched the two Dragapults like missiles.

At this moment, Dorgonmesia himself became the "Dragon Arrow".

He probably learned it by watching too many dragon arrow scenes, right?

"And why does it have this strangely familiar feeling of déjà vu?"

Xiao Zhi stroked his chin, lost in thought.

It has a long, serpentine body and a triangular head, and it shoots out taut and straight.
It seems like Rayquaza is just missing a touch of green light effect to complete the masterpiece!

Seeing that Draco was about to continue headbutting the surrounding rocks, Ash quickly called it back, reminding them that they hadn't come here to mine.

Moreover, Dorgonmesia's head was clearly not sturdy enough.

Each impact with the rocks caused recoil damage, resulting in injuries to his head.

"Messi, Messi!!"

The little guy was unusually active, twisting his body in the air to gather strength, seemingly unaware that he was injured.
"It seems that Doronbaruto protected it too well before."

Ash sighed, realizing he needed to find a place to let Draco Messia know about his physical condition and the basic state of his battles.

"The Water Boat Arena... seems like a nice place."

His eyes suddenly lit up. He had arranged to have soup at the arena with Lulina, so he could use the training grounds there.

"let's go!"

Seeing that Draco was about to launch himself like a "dragon arrow," Ash quickly grabbed his tail, interrupting the charge, and hurried towards the exit of the second mine! (End of Chapter)